University Partnerships

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham – HudsonAlpha partnered with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 2014 to create the UAB-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine to accelerate discoveries in genomics and propel those discoveries into clinical practice. The center spans human genome research and clinical care, incorporating research knowledge into predicting and diagnosing diseases and developing personalized therapies and cures. Click here to learn more: http://hudsonalpha.org/cgm/.

The Institute also collaborates with UAB’s world-renowned Comprehensive Cancer Center on a joint cancer research consortium pioneering efforts to diagnose, treat, and care for patients and families affected by cancer. The UAB-HudsonAlpha Cancer Consortium formalizes the two institutes’ fruitful collaborations dating back to 2010. The consortium’s goals are to improve cancer diagnosis, treatment, and care through research, and to reduce disparities in cancer outcomes among different demographic groups.

University of Alabama in Huntsville

University of Alabama Huntsville – UAH joined HudsonAlpha in an effort to encourage the commercial success of life science startups at the Institute, and to enhance the educational experience for UAH business students. The HudsonAlpha-UAH Entrepreneurship Collaboration was established to benefit both institutions as each strengthens its foothold in biotech, and to help build the life science workforce in Huntsville and throughout. The collaboration is led by Carter Wells, Vice President for Economic Development and Caron St. John, Dean of the College of Business and Administration at UAH.

Molecular Biologist

“I never set out to be a professor and researcher; I sort of stumbled into that job. However, I always wanted to know more about nature because I loved animals, rocks, planets, stars, fish, etc. So, in school I took a lot of science courses and along the way I just kept narrowing my focus as I found out what areas of science I liked.” —Dr. Kim Caldwell

Genetic Counselor

“I choose this career because I really enjoy the fast pace changes of science and genetics and I like to help people. I wanted a career that would allow me to be in healthcare but I was not interested in being a physician or nurse or working in a research laboratory setting.”

“I travel independently throughout the community to inspect food processing plants, hotels, restaurants, day care and nursing home food service facilities, jails, schools, night clubs and even body art facilities. Every day I am out meeting new people and seeing different things.”

Epidemiologist

“As a medical epidemiologist working at a state health department, I have investigated acute disease outbreaks; reviewed and analyzed data from reported, notifiable disease cases; and planned and implemented intervention measures to reduce the occurrence of preventable communicable diseases.”

Computational Biologist

“Computational biology is an exciting interdisciplinary field of research that integrates concepts from statistics, mathematics, computer science, and physics to solve problems in biology and biomedical research.”

Clinical Laboratory Geneticist

“As a biochemical geneticist, my work specifically focuses on the diagnosis of inherited metabolic disorders, which typically afflict infants and young children, and often cause severe, even life threatening symptoms.”

Agronomist/Plant Breeder

“Did I choose the career or did the career choose me? That is an interesting question. I have always been interested in science, and grew up on a farm. So the marriage of science and agriculture was a natural for me.”